Top 10 Anime of 2015

We are getting closer to the end of 2015 and that means an end/hiatus for a lot of TV shows, Movies and of course let’s not forget anime series’. We have had some great anime shows this year; some returning and others being completely new. To wrap up things for this year we here at Geek Ireland present our top 10 Anime shows of 2015.

10. Death Parade

Let’s kick off this list with an anime all about death. Death Parade aired from January until March and ranks as a pretty popular anime for a lot of people. At the instant of certain people’s death they appear at the bar ‘;Quindecim’, which is managed by the mysterious white-haired Decim. The people who appear at the bar have no memory of how they died, so Decim tricks them into playing games to judge what kind of person they are.

9. Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans

I have a fairly limited knowledge on Gundam series’ having only watchedGundam 00. I decided to watch Iron-Blooded Orphans in the Autumn, a decision I have not regretted at all. Iron-Blooded Orphans is about a private security firm on Mars who consists of orphans governed by a group of adults who use them as cannon fodder. The security firm is tasked with escorting the princess Kudelia to earth, but before they have a chance, they are attacked by the elite Gjallarhorn unit and are forced to fight back. This leads the orphans to stage a coup d’état, overthrowing the adults and declaring their independence.

8. The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan

When I first started watching anime, some of my friends recommended a show called The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. It was a great discovery for me, because at the time the only anime I had seen was Death Note. There is a lot of debate among fans who their favourite female character is from that show and mine was always Yuki Nagato. The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan is a spin-off series of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya anime, set in an alternate universe and centers around Yuki Nagato. Yuki Nagato is the quiet president of the literature club and one day she meets Kyon, a boy in her class who she has a crush on. This causes Nagato to behave more embarrassingly around Kyon.

I absolutely loved the first series of Durarara. It did take some time but eventually it really grew on me. I was so excited when I heard that a second season was coming in 2015 and I was not disappointed. Durarara!!x2 Shou begins after all the fallout of the color gang war at the end of the first season and involves everyone trying to continue on with their lives. The Dollars gang is getting more active and a mysterious new student by the name of Aoba wants to become good friends with Mikado. Ikebukuro is not going to know what is about to hit it. I believe the first half of the season is better than the second, but I will let you make up your own minds on that.

6. Comet Lucifer

If you want a really good story-driven anime with all manor of genres combined then look no further than 2015’s, Comet Lucifer. Comet Lucifer is about a young boy called Sougo, who wanders deep into a mine one day and discovers an underground lake. While there, Sougo comes across a mysterious young girl with red eyes and blue hair. This girl will soon lead Sougo to an adventure he will never forget.

5. God Eater

This is by far one of the best damn anime shows to come out of 2015. God Eater is an anime based on the PSP video game of the same name. God Eater tells a story set in a post-apocalytpic Japan in 2071. The world has been ravaged by monsters known as aragami. An organization known as Fenrir seeks to rid the world of these aragami. It combines action and story alongside amazing graphics. I happened upon this anime purely by chance. Unfortunately, it is taking an extended break before finishing off the remaining four episodes in 2016.

4. Denpa Kyoushi

Denpa Kyoushi is, without a doubt, an absolute gem. The anime receives a lot of criticism over it’s animation. It looks a little bad in comparison to others the same company has done. If viewers can get over this fact they are in for a treat, because Kagami is one of the best main characters I have seen in an anime series. Denpa Kyoushi is about Kagami Junichirou who was a genius when he was a teenager and had several papers published in several science magazines. In his later years he finds most things bore him so he invests all his time into maintaining his anime blog. One day his sister has enough and forces him to become a teacher at her school, thus beginning Kagami’s boring adventure.

The first thing you think when you hear about this anime is “It is going to be just another ecchi anime”. Well it is ecchi but a lot less ecchi than you might expect. The anime is set in a fantasy city of Orario where a young new adventurer by the name of Bell Cranel wants to become the best around. He soon meets the goddess Hestia who is looking for followers and thus invites him to become part of her familia so they can both fulfill their goals.

Where can one start with One Punch Man? It completely shot up in popularity out of nowhere and suddenly became a thing.One punch Man is about a completely average looking man called Saitama. The thing is, that Saitama is actually an incredibly strong superhero who is looking for tough opponents. The only problem is that no-one he fights lasts longer than one punch. He is searching constantly for someone who can challenge him.

Shokugeki no Soma is nothing short of a pure gem of an anime series. It possesses everything that can make an anime great. It has ecchiness, comedy, great character interaction and, surprisingly, action. The story revolves around Souma Yukihira who has worked as a sous chef in his fathers restaurant since he was small. Souma has a dream of taking over the family business and become the head chef, until his father decides to close the restaurant. Souma is then sent to Tootsuki Culinary Academy, an elite culinary school where only 10% of students pass, to prove to his father he can handle responsibility of being head chef.

That is it for the best anime shows from the 2015 year. What did you think of the anime shows on this list? Would you be interested in checking some of them out? Have you watched any of them previously? Please make sure to let us know in the comments!

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